Career Leaders and Records for Steals

Leaders and Records: Season / Career / Active / Yearly / Game (since 1986-87)

Click on the Player for career statistics and accomplishments.
Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

Total

Rank	Player	STL
1.	John Stockton	3265
2.	Michael Jordan	2514
3.	Gary Payton	2445
4.	Maurice Cheeks	2310
5.	Scottie Pippen	2307
6.	Julius Erving*	2272
7.	Clyde Drexler*	2207
8.	Hakeem Olajuwon*	2162
9.	Alvin Robertson	2111
10.	Karl Malone	2085
11.	Mookie Blaylock	2075
12.	Jason Kidd	2038
13.	Derek Harper	1957
14.	Allen Iverson	1876
15.	Isiah Thomas*	1861
16.	Don Buse	1818
17.	Magic Johnson*	1724
18.	Ron Harper	1716
19.	Fat Lever	1666
20.	Charles Barkley*	1648
21.	Gus Williams	1638
22.	Hersey Hawkins	1622
23.	Eddie Jones	1620
24.	Rod Strickland	1616
25.	Mark Jackson	1608
26.	Terry Porter	1583
27.	Doc Rivers	1563
28.	Larry Bird*	1556
29.	Doug Christie	1555
30.	Nate McMillan	1544
31.	Jeff Hornacek	1536
32.	Chris Mullin	1530
33.	Kendall Gill	1519
34.	Reggie Miller	1505
35.	Dennis Johnson	1477
36.	Micheal Ray Richardson	1463
37.	George McGinnis	1448
38.	Jerome Kersey	1439
39.	Tim Hardaway	1428
40.	Randy Smith	1403
41.	Clifford Robinson	1402
42.	David Robinson	1388
43.	Bobby Jones	1387
44.	Kevin Garnett	1382
45.	Dominique Wilkins*	1378
46.	Muggsy Bogues	1369
47.	Charles Oakley	1351
48.	Mike Gale	1349
49.	Rickey Green	1348
50.	Quinn Buckner	1337
51.	Kobe Bryant	1321
52.	T.R. Dunn	1316
53.	Latrell Sprewell	1294
54.	Alvan Adams	1289
55.	Vlade Divac	1288
56.	George Gervin*	1283
57.	Walter Davis	1280
	David Wesley	1280
59.	Shawn Marion	1275
60.	John Lucas	1273
61.	Kenny Anderson	1258
62.	Terry Cummings	1255
63.	Tyrone Corbin	1228
64.	Byron Scott	1224
65.	Robert Parish*	1219
66.	Mitch Richmond	1211
67.	Reggie Theus	1206
68.	Moses Malone*	1199
	Grant Long	1199
70.	Ray Williams	1198
71.	Chris Webber	1197
72.	Dan Majerle	1194
73.	Norm Nixon	1187
74.	Paul Pierce	1185
	Shawn Kemp	1185
76.	Baron Davis	1184
77.	Calvin Murphy*	1165
78.	Jack Sikma	1162
79.	Brevin Knight	1161
80.	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*	1160
81.	Robert Horry	1158
82.	Jay Humphries	1153
83.	Chris Ford	1152
84.	Fred Brown	1149
85.	Horace Grant	1143
86.	Terrell Brandon	1142
87.	Ron Artest	1139
88.	Sedale Threatt	1138
89.	Patrick Ewing*	1136
90.	Ben Wallace	1134
91.	Danny Ainge	1133
	Darrell Armstrong	1133
93.	Anfernee Hardaway	1125
94.	Sleepy Floyd	1120
95.	Nick Anderson	1114
96.	Brian Taylor	1106
97.	Sam Perkins	1105
98.	Rick Barry*	1104
99.	Lindsey Hunter	1099
100.	Darrell Walker	1090
101.	Antoine Walker	1085
	Ricky Sobers	1085
	Lester Conner	1085
104.	Kevin Johnson	1082
105.	Michael Adams	1081
106.	Buck Williams	1080
107.	Tom Gugliotta	1079
108.	Derrick McKey	1072
109.	Ray Allen	1071
110.	Alex English*	1067
111.	Johnny Newman	1064
112.	Sam Cassell	1058
113.	Lionel Hollins	1053
114.	Michael Cage	1050
115.	Jamaal Wilkes	1049
116.	Darwin Cook	1044
117.	James Worthy*	1041
118.	Michael Cooper	1033
	A.C. Green	1033
120.	Mickey Johnson	1025
121.	Paul Westphal	1022
122.	Johnny Moore	1017
123.	Stephon Marbury	1012
	Andre Miller	1012
125.	Avery Johnson	1007
126.	John Drew	1004
127.	Danny Manning	1000
128.	Sam Lacey	999
129.	Paul Pressey	997
	Tracy McGrady	997
131.	Foots Walker	992
132.	Craig Ehlo	989
133.	Dell Curry	985
134.	Grant Hill	982
135.	Vernon Maxwell	975
	Eric Snow	975
137.	Dale Ellis	974
	Stacey Augmon	974
139.	Robert Reid	973
140.	Rick Fox	967
141.	Jason Terry	966
	Larry Hughes	966
143.	Slick Watts	961
144.	Glen Rice	958
	Kevin Willis	958
146.	Damon Stoudamire	953
147.	Mike Woodson	952
	Larry Kenon	952
149.	Jim Paxson	951
	John Starks	951
151.	Michael Finley	949
152.	Adrian Dantley*	944
153.	Dan Issel*	943
154.	Dudley Bradley	940
155.	M.L. Carr	939
	Gerald Henderson	939
157.	Mike Bibby	936
158.	Fatty Taylor	935
	Rasheed Wallace	935
160.	Darrell Griffith	931
	Brent Barry	931
162.	Allen Leavell	929
163.	Derek Fisher	928
164.	Vern Fleming	926
165.	Sidney Moncrief	924
166.	Spud Webb	922
167.	Chris Morris	917
	Christian Laettner	917
169.	John Long	912
	Aaron McKie	912
	P.J. Brown	912
172.	World B. Free	910
	Darnell Valentine	910
174.	Gerald Wilkins	907
175.	Joe Dumars*	902
176.	Marques Johnson	888
177.	Greg Anthony	887
	Vince Carter	887
179.	Tom Chambers	885
180.	Steve Mix	884
181.	Clarence Weatherspoon	880
182.	Purvis Short	878
183.	Greg Ballard	877
184.	Bryon Russell	874
185.	Larry Nance	872
186.	Ron Lee	869
	Jason Williams	869
188.	Rodney Rogers	868
189.	Bernard King	866
190.	Elvin Hayes*	864
191.	Cuttino Mobley	863
192.	Mark Price	860
193.	Otis Birdsong	858
194.	Detlef Schrempf	856
195.	Bo Outlaw	855
196.	Vinnie Johnson	852
197.	Scott Wedman	846
	Steve Francis	846
	Larry Steele	846
200.	Otis Thorpe	840
201.	Billy Knight	834
202.	Eric Murdock	830
	Kevin Porter	830
204.	Rory Sparrow	828
205.	Jerry Stackhouse	827
206.	Glenn Robinson	826
207.	Kevin Edwards	825
208.	Ron Boone	823
209.	Ted McClain	821
	Gary Grant	821
211.	Shareef Abdur-Rahim	820
212.	Toni Kukoc	817
	George Lynch	817
	Pooh Richardson	817
215.	Kerry Kittles	811
216.	Rashard Lewis	807
217.	Maurice Lucas	803
218.	Reggie Williams	802
219.	Terry Tyler	801
220.	Dee Brown	800
221.	James Posey	793
222.	Brian Winters	792
223.	Xavier McDaniel	791
	Larry Drew	791
225.	Donyell Marshall	786
226.	Sherman Douglas	785
227.	Gar Heard	784
228.	Bob Lanier*	777
229.	Chauncey Billups	776
	Charlie Ward	776
231.	Anthony Peeler	775
232.	Juwan Howard	770
233.	Bonzi Wells	769
234.	Ricky Pierce	768
235.	Norm Van Lier	767
236.	Eddie Jordan	766
237.	Kurt Rambis	761
	Eddie Johnson	761
239.	Tom Henderson	760
240.	Kenny Smith	759
241.	Gilbert Arenas	758
242.	Brad Davis	756
243.	John Bagley	755
244.	Ruben Patterson	751
	Bob McAdoo*	751
246.	Brian Shaw	747
247.	Hot Rod Williams	746
248.	Antawn Jamison	742
249.	LaSalle Thompson	741
250.	Dana Barros	740

NBA

Rank	Player	STL
1.	John Stockton	3265
2.	Michael Jordan	2514
3.	Gary Payton	2445
4.	Maurice Cheeks	2310
5.	Scottie Pippen	2307
6.	Clyde Drexler*	2207
7.	Hakeem Olajuwon*	2162
8.	Alvin Robertson	2111
9.	Karl Malone	2085
10.	Mookie Blaylock	2075
11.	Jason Kidd	2038
12.	Derek Harper	1957
13.	Allen Iverson	1876
14.	Isiah Thomas*	1861
15.	Magic Johnson*	1724
16.	Ron Harper	1716
17.	Fat Lever	1666
18.	Charles Barkley*	1648
19.	Gus Williams	1638
20.	Hersey Hawkins	1622
21.	Eddie Jones	1620
22.	Rod Strickland	1616
23.	Mark Jackson	1608
24.	Terry Porter	1583
25.	Doc Rivers	1563
26.	Larry Bird*	1556
27.	Doug Christie	1555
28.	Nate McMillan	1544
29.	Jeff Hornacek	1536
30.	Chris Mullin	1530
31.	Kendall Gill	1519
32.	Julius Erving*	1508
33.	Reggie Miller	1505
34.	Dennis Johnson	1477
35.	Micheal Ray Richardson	1463
36.	Jerome Kersey	1439
37.	Tim Hardaway	1428
38.	Randy Smith	1403
39.	Clifford Robinson	1402
40.	David Robinson	1388
41.	Kevin Garnett	1382
42.	Dominique Wilkins*	1378
43.	Muggsy Bogues	1369
44.	Charles Oakley	1351
45.	Rickey Green	1348
46.	Quinn Buckner	1337
47.	Kobe Bryant	1321
48.	T.R. Dunn	1316
49.	Latrell Sprewell	1294
50.	Alvan Adams	1289
51.	Vlade Divac	1288
52.	David Wesley	1280
	Walter Davis	1280
54.	Shawn Marion	1275
55.	John Lucas	1273
56.	Kenny Anderson	1258
57.	Terry Cummings	1255
58.	Tyrone Corbin	1228
59.	Byron Scott	1224
60.	Robert Parish*	1219
61.	Mitch Richmond	1211
62.	Reggie Theus	1206
63.	Grant Long	1199
64.	Ray Williams	1198
65.	Chris Webber	1197
66.	Dan Majerle	1194
67.	Norm Nixon	1187
68.	Shawn Kemp	1185
	Paul Pierce	1185
70.	Baron Davis	1184
71.	Calvin Murphy*	1165
72.	Jack Sikma	1162
73.	Brevin Knight	1161
74.	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*	1160
	Don Buse	1160
76.	Robert Horry	1158
77.	Jay Humphries	1153
78.	Chris Ford	1152
79.	Fred Brown	1149
80.	Horace Grant	1143
81.	Terrell Brandon	1142
82.	Ron Artest	1139
83.	Sedale Threatt	1138
84.	Patrick Ewing*	1136
85.	Ben Wallace	1134
86.	Danny Ainge	1133
	Darrell Armstrong	1133
88.	Anfernee Hardaway	1125
89.	Sleepy Floyd	1120
90.	Nick Anderson	1114
91.	Sam Perkins	1105
92.	Rick Barry*	1104
93.	Lindsey Hunter	1099
94.	Darrell Walker	1090
95.	Moses Malone*	1089
96.	Ricky Sobers	1085
	Lester Conner	1085
	Antoine Walker	1085
99.	Kevin Johnson	1082
100.	Michael Adams	1081
101.	Buck Williams	1080
102.	Tom Gugliotta	1079
103.	Derrick McKey	1072
104.	Ray Allen	1071
105.	Alex English*	1067
106.	Johnny Newman	1064
107.	Sam Cassell	1058
108.	Lionel Hollins	1053
109.	Michael Cage	1050
	Bobby Jones	1050
111.	Jamaal Wilkes	1049
112.	Darwin Cook	1044
113.	James Worthy*	1041
114.	A.C. Green	1033
	Michael Cooper	1033
116.	Mickey Johnson	1025
117.	Paul Westphal	1022
118.	Johnny Moore	1017
119.	Stephon Marbury	1012
	Andre Miller	1012
121.	Avery Johnson	1007
122.	John Drew	1004
123.	Danny Manning	1000
124.	Sam Lacey	999
125.	Paul Pressey	997
	Tracy McGrady	997
127.	Foots Walker	992
128.	Craig Ehlo	989
129.	Dell Curry	985
130.	Grant Hill	982
131.	Vernon Maxwell	975
	Eric Snow	975
133.	Stacey Augmon	974
	Dale Ellis	974
135.	Robert Reid	973
136.	Rick Fox	967
137.	Larry Hughes	966
	Jason Terry	966
139.	Slick Watts	961
140.	Glen Rice	958
	Kevin Willis	958
142.	Damon Stoudamire	953
143.	Mike Woodson	952
144.	Jim Paxson	951
	John Starks	951
146.	Michael Finley	949
147.	Adrian Dantley*	944
148.	George Gervin*	941
149.	Dudley Bradley	940
150.	Gerald Henderson	939
151.	Mike Bibby	936
152.	Rasheed Wallace	935
153.	Brent Barry	931
	Darrell Griffith	931
155.	Allen Leavell	929
156.	Derek Fisher	928
157.	Vern Fleming	926
158.	Sidney Moncrief	924
159.	George McGinnis	923
160.	Spud Webb	922
161.	Christian Laettner	917
	Chris Morris	917
163.	John Long	912
	P.J. Brown	912
	Aaron McKie	912
166.	World B. Free	910
	Darnell Valentine	910
168.	Gerald Wilkins	907
169.	Joe Dumars*	902
170.	Marques Johnson	888
171.	Greg Anthony	887
	Vince Carter	887
173.	Tom Chambers	885
174.	Steve Mix	884
175.	Clarence Weatherspoon	880
176.	Purvis Short	878
177.	Greg Ballard	877
178.	Bryon Russell	874
179.	Larry Nance	872
180.	Ron Lee	869
	Jason Williams	869
182.	Rodney Rogers	868
183.	Bernard King	866
184.	Elvin Hayes*	864
185.	Cuttino Mobley	863
186.	Mark Price	860
187.	Otis Birdsong	858
188.	Detlef Schrempf	856
189.	Bo Outlaw	855
190.	Vinnie Johnson	852
191.	Steve Francis	846
	Scott Wedman	846
	Larry Steele	846
194.	Otis Thorpe	840
	Mike Gale	840
196.	Eric Murdock	830
	Kevin Porter	830
198.	Rory Sparrow	828
199.	Jerry Stackhouse	827
200.	Glenn Robinson	826
201.	Kevin Edwards	825
202.	Gary Grant	821
203.	Shareef Abdur-Rahim	820
204.	Toni Kukoc	817
	George Lynch	817
	Pooh Richardson	817
207.	M.L. Carr	812
208.	Kerry Kittles	811
209.	Rashard Lewis	807
210.	Reggie Williams	802
211.	Terry Tyler	801
212.	Dee Brown	800
213.	James Posey	793
214.	Brian Winters	792
215.	Xavier McDaniel	791
	Larry Drew	791
217.	Donyell Marshall	786
218.	Sherman Douglas	785
219.	Gar Heard	784
220.	Bob Lanier*	777
221.	Chauncey Billups	776
	Charlie Ward	776
223.	Anthony Peeler	775
224.	Juwan Howard	770
225.	Bonzi Wells	769
226.	Ricky Pierce	768
227.	Norm Van Lier	767
228.	Eddie Jordan	766
229.	Eddie Johnson	761
	Kurt Rambis	761
231.	Tom Henderson	760
232.	Kenny Smith	759
233.	Gilbert Arenas	758
234.	Brad Davis	756
235.	John Bagley	755
236.	Bob McAdoo*	751
	Ruben Patterson	751
238.	Brian Shaw	747
239.	Hot Rod Williams	746
240.	Antawn Jamison	742
241.	LaSalle Thompson	741
242.	Dana Barros	740
243.	Lonnie Shelton	739
	Eddie Johnson	739
245.	Bimbo Coles	735
246.	Phil Smith	734
247.	Jalen Rose	729
248.	Blue Edwards	728
249.	Bill Hanzlik	727
250.	Nick Van Exel	726
	Jim Jackson	726
	Steve Smith	726

ABA

Rank	Player	STL
1.	Fatty Taylor	803
2.	Julius Erving*	764
3.	Don Buse	658
4.	Ted McClain	638
5.	Ralph Simpson	549
6.	George McGinnis	525
7.	Mike Gale	509
8.	Brian Taylor	500
9.	Ron Boone	403
10.	Joe Caldwell	385
11.	Warren Jabali	384
12.	James Silas	356
13.	Freddie Lewis	355
14.	Mack Calvin	346
15.	George Gervin*	342
16.	Bobby Jones	337
17.	Chuck Williams	319
18.	Bo Lamar	300
19.	Wil Jones	297
20.	Gene Littles	277
	Larry Kenon	277
22.	Billy Cunningham*	275
23.	Bird Averitt	256
24.	Dave Twardzik	254
25.	Dan Issel*	245
26.	Rich Jones	239
27.	Coby Dietrick	238
28.	Louie Dampier	236
29.	Darnell Hillman	223
	John Williamson	223
31.	George Karl	221
32.	Marvin Barnes	220
33.	Billy Knight	207
34.	Caldwell Jones	205
35.	Len Elmore	203
36.	Mike Green	200
37.	Willie Wise	197
38.	Johnny Neumann	189
39.	Billy Paultz	180
40.	Artis Gilmore	178
41.	Stew Johnson	176
42.	Bill Melchionni	172
43.	Kevin Joyce	170
44.	Al Smith	169
45.	Maurice Lucas	164
	George Carter	164
47.	Billy Shepherd	163
48.	Dave Robisch	162
49.	Ronald Thomas	160
50.	Mike Barr	158
51.	Jim Eakins	156
52.	Bill Keller	155
	Byron Beck	155
54.	Jimmy Jones	154
55.	Jimmy O'Brien	152
56.	Tim Bassett	149
57.	Wendell Ladner	140
58.	Gerald Govan	139
59.	Ed Manning	137
60.	David Thompson*	136
61.	Goo Kennedy	133
62.	Gus Gerard	132
63.	M.L. Carr	127
64.	Collis Jones	126
65.	Randy Denton	121
66.	John Roche	120
	Al Skinner	120
68.	Mike Jackson	117
	Charles Edge	117
	George Thompson	117
71.	Donnie Freeman	113
	Jan Van Breda Kolff	113
73.	Moses Malone*	110
	Marv Roberts	110
75.	Swen Nater	106
	Travis Grant	106
77.	Ticky Burden	103
	Roger Brown	103
79.	Tom Owens	101
80.	Kim Hughes	98
81.	Mel Daniels	96
82.	Chuck Terry	91
83.	Joe Hamilton	88
	George Adams	88
85.	Barry Parkhill	87
86.	Claude Terry	85
87.	Darrell Elston	82
88.	Steve Jones	79
	David Vaughn	79
90.	Larry Finch	78
91.	Mel Bennett	77
92.	Patrick McFarland	76
93.	Cincinnatus Powell	73
	Lloyd Batts	73
95.	Bruce Seals	72
96.	Red Robbins	71
97.	Jim Bradley	69
98.	Lee Davis	68
99.	Don Chaney	66
100.	Bob Warren	65
101.	Fly Williams	64
102.	Mike D'Antoni	63
103.	Zelmo Beaty	62
104.	George Irvine	60
105.	Jim Chones	59
106.	James Foster	58
107.	Larry Miller	57
108.	Glen Combs	56
109.	Billy Harris	55
	Rick Mount	55
111.	Willie Long	54
112.	Billy Schaeffer	52
113.	Wilbert Robinson	51
	Don Adams	51
115.	Mark Olberding	50
	Scott English	50
117.	Julius Keye	44
	Mike Flynn	44
119.	Wali Jones	42
120.	Jim O'Brien	41
121.	Lionel Billingy	40
	Willard Sojourner	40
123.	Walter Simon	38
124.	Monte Towe	37
	Bob Netolicky	37
126.	Johnny Baum	36
127.	Charles Jordan	33
128.	Roger Brown	31
	Dan Roundfield	31
	Steve Green	31
131.	Gene Moore	30
132.	Ronnie Robinson	25
133.	Allan Bristow	24
134.	Flynn Robinson	23
135.	Dennis Wuycik	22
136.	Oliver Taylor	20
137.	Henry Ward	16
	Roy Ebron	16
	Jim Ard	16
140.	Rudy Hackett	15
141.	Hank Williams	14
	Clyde Dickey	14
	Tom Ingelsby	14
144.	Simmie Hill	13
	Lamar Green	13
	Donald Washington	13
	George Lehmann	13
148.	George Bucci	12
	Aulcie Perry	12
	Harry Rogers	12
151.	Jimmy Conner	11
	Jerry Chambers	11
153.	Milt Williams	10
	Allen Murphy	10
155.	Marvin Webster	9
	Terry Driscoll	9
	Goose Ligon	9
158.	Jim McDaniels	8
	Bill Higgins	8
160.	John Beasley	7
	Art Williams	7
162.	William Franklin	6
	Bernie Fryer	6
	Wayne Pack	6
	Jerry Pender	6
166.	Ron King	5
	Joby Wright	5
	Rick Darnell	5
	Sam Cash	5
170.	Collis Temple	4
	Paul Stovall	4
	Bob Nash	4
	Gary Gregor	4
	Greg Lee	4
	Ken Smith	4
176.	Nathaniel Barnett	3
	Bob Arnzen	3
	Skeeter Swift	3
179.	Kenneth Gardner	2
	Duane Dillard	2
	Rich Rinaldi	2
	Joe Reaves	2
	Bill Newton	2
184.	Bernie Williams	1
	Bob Lackey	1
	Roy McPipe	1

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